Travis Hess

President

Travis became President of BigCommerce in May 2024. With more than 15 years of senior leadership positions at top commerce agencies and consultancies including Accenture, Travis serves as BigCommerce’s go-to-market leader to drive top-line growth and profitability.

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Travis leads BigCommerce’s global strategic and operational expansion with full responsibility for the functions that market, sell, and service the company’s ecommerce platform, professional services, and agency partner relationships.

Prior to joining BigCommerce, Travis worked at Accenture as a managing director leading the firm’s direct-to-consumer commerce offering and go-to-market strategy. He also managed Accenture’s Shopify partnership globally. Travis previously served on partner advisory boards for Shopify, Klaviyo, SAP/Hybris, and Rackspace and was recognized as one the 30 Most Influential in Ecommerce by Signifyd in 2022. 

Previously, he was an executive vice president at The Stable, a leading omnichannel commerce agency that was acquired by Accenture in August 2022. Prior to that, he was the chief commercial officer and then chief executive officer of BVA, one of the most globally recognized DTC and Shopify agencies, which was acquired by The Stable in December 2021. Prior to BVA, Hess held numerous senior leadership roles including at LiveArea, a global commerce agency now part of Dentsu/Merkle, where he served as chief revenue officer and general manager, and at Amplifi Commerce.

Travis is the father of two children, an avid traveler, golfer, and lifelong Miami Dolphins fan. He lives in Austin.